Control your TV or receiver with your Siri Remote or Apple TV Remote

Use your Siri Remote or Apple TV Remote

Your Apple TV 4K or Apple TV (4th generation) should automatically detect the TV or receiver that you plug it into and program your Siri Remote or Apple TV Remote1 to control power and HDMI input.

Before using your Siri Remote or Apple TV Remote to control your TV or receiver, clear the path between your remoteand the front of your television or receiver. Volume control normally works using the IR sensor2 on the front of your equipment.

Follow the onscreen steps to program your Siri Remote or Apple TV Remote to control volume for your television or receiver.

Make sure that HDMI-CEC is on

If some features don't work, check the following:

Make sure that your TV or receiver offers HDMI-CEC support. For help, ask the TV manufacturer or check the manual.

Check that HDMI-CEC is turned on in the menu of your TV or receiver. Use the remote that came with your equipment. Since manufacturers often have different names for HDMI-CEC, look for a setting that ends in "Link" or "Sync." Here are some examples:

LG: SimpLink

Philips: EasyLink

Samsung: Anynet+

Sharp: Aquos Link

Sony: BRAVIA Sync

Apple TV 4K and Apple TV (4th generation) ships with the same remote everywhere. In countries and regions that support Siri, the remote is called Siri Remote. Elsewhere, it’s called Apple TV Remote. Siri works on either remote as long as you’re in a country or region that supports Siri.

While volume control normally works using the IR sensor on the front of your TV or receiver, some receivers use HDMI-CEC instead. With volume through HDMI-CEC, you don’t need a clear path between your remote and the front of your receiver.

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